Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [subord] [art] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Revenue 's right to demand information could therefore be decided as soon as a date for the hearing of the originating summons was fixed . |
| 2 | And so far as the local issue was concerned , of course it 's the issue of tertiary education and erm this was erm a question of erm the particular Governors and parents who wanted to opt out erm doing what the Iraquis are doing with their aeroplanes and they were basically trying to fly Banbury School to a neutral country ; the idea being that erm as soon as the procedure for opting out started the Local Education Authority would not be able to use any of erm Banbury School 's land or premises in part of its plans for tertiary education in Banbury , so it was really an attempt to neutralize Banbury School . |
| 3 | Entity modelling can be used as an aid to communication as well as a technique for finding out information . |
| 4 | Labour , wholly in thrall to this feminist cause , will create a Ministry of Women ( as well as a Minister for the Disabled and a Minister for Children ) to generate ‘ legislation for women ’ . |
| 5 | These provide a means for lexicographers to review and amend dictionary material which has completed the first stage of processing , as well as a facility for the transfer of portions of the dictionary material to a typesetting and composition operator . |
| 6 | He had been apprehensive but had gone along with her idea all the same and now the small room was a regular haunt of the local foremen and managers , as well as a meeting-place for the trade union officials who held impromptu meetings over mugs of steaming hot tea and bacon sandwiches . |
| 7 | As war developed he took on many treasurerships for the army and Parliament , becoming one of the treasurers for war in 1645 as well as a commissioner for the customs in 1643 . |
| 8 | The walls were a comfortable backdrop as well as a home for climbing plants and a cool , sheltered alcove had overhead beams shaped rather like miniature open roof timbers . |
| 9 | The Ferrars also gave considerable attention to planning a college , intended to become the first seat of higher education in North America , as well as a school for Indians , whom it was hoped would be converted to Christianity . |
| 10 | Although their sheer abundance depressed the value of cowries as units of currency , it provided a wealth of shells for decorative purposes as well as a medium for displaying the wealth and demonstrating the prestige of rulers . |
| 11 | It 's a tourist and cultural centre as well as a centre for violence . |
| 12 | This ‘ silver sea , was also , and still is , one of the world 's richest fishing zones — as well as a playground for sailors and a source of inspiration for poets and painters . |
| 13 | The main part , however , is concerned with detailing a political programme that makes a pitch both for self-interest as well as a concern for others . |
| 14 | The course materials include a handbook of research methodologies as well as a structure for deciding on an area of research , the formulating of two or three research questions and the designing of appropriate research instruments to answer these questions . |
| 15 | He got a knighthood as well as a fortune for his pains — the first professional sportsman to do so . |
| 16 | As well as a chance for the farmers and traders to do business , it was an opportunity to meet old friends and to make new ones . |
| 17 | ‘ Live At Leeds ’ is therefore one of the first ‘ back-to-roots ’ live albums ( witness subsequent efforts like ‘ The Song Remains The Same ’ and ‘ Rattle And Hum ’ ) , as well as a taster for how grossly ugly the '70s were going to be . |
| 18 | We have already seen recently the first recommendations from the Task Group on Assessment and Testing ( TGAT ) , which has proposed a developmental model for the core areas of English , mathematics and science , as well as a timescale for the introduction of the assessment programme . |
| 19 | Now that 's something that erm particularly that last point , that audit committees that are established in most efficient companies want to look at and I come back to the point that audit ought to be looked at as something that assists companies in efficiency as well as a mechanism for detecting fraud and yet the government does n't appear to be examining that . |
| 20 | Children of all ages are never forgotten at Sunwing — there 's a ‘ Club 13 ’ and ‘ Club 18 ’ , as well as a miniclub for the youngest ( and most energetic ) holidaymakers . |
| 21 | Both writers are primarily interested in the ontological and epistemological questions raised by the Catholic view of God , and both found in nervous tension a justification for modest technical experimentation as well as a tool for exploring aspects of reality which would otherwise have been difficult to treat outside the context of philosophical discourse . |
| 22 | The borough 's director of housing and property , John Arthur Jones , said the talks centred on the needs of each side , as well as a programme for the renovation of the hall . |
| 23 | Here , if anywhere , was a domestic order that expressed community , a model for life as well as a model for art . |
| 24 | If planted along contours , the grass , which is unpalatable to livestock except in its early growth stages and thrives even in arid areas , will rapidly form easily managed hedges that act as a wind-break as well as a trap for eroded soil particles . |
| 25 | Now I work for the Family Planning Association because they pay a salary as well as a bonus for each sterilisation . |
| 26 | Each pack includes a fish health leaflet , as well as a pipette for accurate dosing , and enough of the preparation to treat 5001 ( 110 gallons ) — equivalent to a tank 5′ × 2′ × 2′ . |
| 27 | Where timekeeping signifies authority , the overseer 's watch and chain , the ability to organize time to one 's own advantage is a subtle form of subversion as well as a device for self-preservation . |
| 28 | A hole in the ground may serve as a safe-deposit quite as well as a receptacle for offerings . |
| 29 | Coloured lanterns hanging from the trees ; a quartet of musicians playing from a boat on the lake , as well as a band for dancing … ’ |
| 30 | The Bath shop became an important centre for all Ashley operations as the second floor was used as an office as well as a workroom for two machinists . |